The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360292
- ISBN
- 9780822360292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.40
€ 148.40
Hardback. Focusing on an impoverished city on the periphery of La Paz, the Bolivian capital, Gill examines the ways in which neoliberal policies reorder social relations among poor men and women-and between them and the state. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118040
- ISBN
- 9780231118040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.81€ 89.04
€ 117.81
€ 89.04
Paperback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360605
- ISBN
- 9780822360605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Hardcover. Written by Halston's niece and confidante, this is the first monograph to chronicle the designer's life and his glamorous, minimalist aesthetic that personified American fashion in the electric 1970s. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 249 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2144.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847843497
- ISBN
- 9780847843497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.96
€ 75.96
Hardback. Probes the ideological assumptions underlying the transfer of body parts, the social significance of donors' deaths, and the medico-scientific desires surrounding complex forms of body repair. This book considers the experimental realm, in which nonhuman species and artificial devices present further opportunities for recovery and for controversy. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ; JHMC; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138383
- ISBN
- 9780231138383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.25€ 72.38
€ 94.25
€ 72.38
Paperback. For Native peoples of California, the abalone found along the state's coast has remarkably complex significance as food, spirit, narrative symbol, tradable commodity, and material with which to make adornment and sacred regalia. This book examines the cultural, social, and economic importance of abalone among the California Indian tribes. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342335
- ISBN
- 9780822342335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Drawing on the works and words of artisans and artisanas, Indians, and mestizos, the author critiques the national ideology of ethnic homogeneity. He shows how Gueguence tells a story about the passing of time, the absurdity of authority, and the contradictions of coping with inheritances of the past. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFSC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press North Carolina
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322887
- ISBN
- 9780822322887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNKH; WNC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 220 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566565295
- ISBN
- 9781566565295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.79
€ 32.99
€ 29.79
Paperback. The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S Patton called the Garand, The greatest battle implement ever devised. This book deals with this rifle. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 15 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849086219
- ISBN
- 9781849086219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.62
€ 19.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. It is unparalleled in history, the procession of Latter-Day Saints pushing handcarts from Iowa City and Florence (Omaha) to their promised Zion by the Great Salt Lake. Describing the migration, this work draws on diaries and reports of the participants, rosters of the ten companies, and a collection of the songs sung on the trail. Num Pages: Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803272552
- ISBN
- 9780803272552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.57
€ 19.99
€ 19.57
paperback. The legendary mountain men - the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half on the nineteenth century - formed the vanguard of the American empire and became the heroes of American adventure. This volume presents brief biographies of eighteen representative mountain men. Editor(s): Hafen, LeRoy R. Num Pages: 401 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272101
- ISBN
- 9780803272101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.69
€ 24.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813141077
- ISBN
- 9780813141077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Hardback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that this communication affirms the women's spiritual faith - which seamlessly integrates Christian and folk traditions - and reinforces their position as powerful culture keepers within Gullah/Geechee society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356639
- ISBN
- 9780822356639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Paperback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. By looking in depth at this long-standing spiritual practice, this book highlights the subversive ingenuity that lowcountry inhabitants use to thrive spiritually and to maintain a sense of continuity with the past. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356745
- ISBN
- 9780822356745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.43
€ 31.99
€ 28.43
Paperback. Leoti L West (1851-1933) left her Iowa home to teach at a school in Washington Territory. Undertaking the two-week journey alone, the young teacher arrived in a Northwest that was still very much a pioneer territory. This book details her teaching career. Num Pages: 277 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803298583
- ISBN
- 9780803298583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
€ 19.99
€ 19.67
Hardback. Editor(s): Arrick, Leonel. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624179907
- ISBN
- 9781624179907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.13€ 69.67
€ 100.13
€ 69.67
Hardback. Editor(s): Giangiulio, Leone. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634846004
- ISBN
- 9781634846004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.09€ 149.40
€ 199.09
€ 149.40
Hardcover. Editor(s): Giangiulio, Leone. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634634380
- ISBN
- 9781634634380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 308.66€ 211.26
€ 308.66
€ 211.26
Hardback. Editor(s): Giangiulio, Leone. Num Pages: 167 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 167
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624173837
- ISBN
- 9781624173837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.09€ 136.11
€ 199.09
€ 136.11
Hardcover. Editor(s): Giangiulio, Leone. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626184138
- ISBN
- 9781626184138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.09€ 135.40
€ 199.09
€ 135.40
Hardback. In this volume, two Brazilian photographers seek and find soccer in places where one might not expect to find it. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 232 x 7. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037784310
- ISBN
- 9783037784310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.45
€ 24.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Ultimately, Participatory Institutions in Democratic Brazil provides a more complex understanding of the links among participation, citizenship, and democracy through a set of case studies that will resonate both inside and outside Brazil. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPF; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891809
- ISBN
- 9780801891809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.57
€ 34.57
Paperback. A study of the emergence of democracy in Latin America. It shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. It argues that democracy can be far more inclusive and can rely on a sphere of autonomous association and argument by citizens. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090887
- ISBN
- 9780691090887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.67
€ 52.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Covers more than 150 years of Denver's rich history. The book recounts the takeover of Native American lands, the founding of small towns on the South Platte River at the base of the Rocky Mountains, and the creation of a city, which by 1890 was among the nation's major western urban centres. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781943859191
- ISBN
- 9781943859191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80